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Read MorePresident Nicolas Maduro is hoping to consolidate power as Venezuela’s main opposition boycotts Sunday’s vote.President Nicolas Maduro is hoping to consolidate power as Venezuela’s main opposition boycotts Sunday’s vote.

Read More ‘This is the first big one’ of winter, NWS meteorologist warns Road accidents and power outages reported in New England The north-eastern US was braced for disruption on Saturday as the first big wintry storm of the season began dropping what forecasters said could be more than a foot of wet, heavy snow,…

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Read More At least two riot police officers have been injured as demonstrations against the French government’s security bill in the city of Nantes descended into violence. Some 3,000 people in Nantes joined Saturday’s nationwide protest action against the draft security policy bill introduced by President Emmanuel Macron’s government. The rally mostly went off peacefully,…

Read More CDC had come under fire for ignoring age with  Covid-19 death data, prior to update CDC had come under fire for ignoring age with  Covid-19 death data, prior to update

Read MoreA capsule containing the rock samples created a stunning fireball before landing in the Australian outback on Saturday.A capsule containing the rock samples created a stunning fireball before landing in the Australian outback on Saturday.

Read More Two of eight giraffes have been rescued with the remaining animals due to be moved from flooded island in coming months. Two of eight giraffes have been rescued with the remaining animals due to be moved from flooded island in coming months.

Read More One of the largest exhumations of human remains took place just outside the Perth CBD, providing historians with significant research Just 2km from Perth’s CBD, below the bitumen surface of a nondescript car park, the remains of eight-year-old Mary Craig lay with her doll for more than 100 years. She was buried in…

Read More The lights are on, but the party’s over – in the time of Covid, we can’t even buy duty-free Everything seemed just the same when I flew into Wellington this week, which is to say the last 10 minutes were a living hell. Hello turbulence, my old friend. The plane sank like a…

Read More Firefighters in New York battled a large blaze in the early hours of Saturday morning that gutted a historic church in lower Manhattan. The Middle Collegiate Church in the East Village caught fire before dawn after a blaze spread from an adjacent five-storey vacant building about 5am. Video posted on Twitter showed flames…

Read More Yellow-clad supporters cheered King Maha Vajiralongkorn during a tribute to his late father Thousands of yellow-clad supporters greeted Thailand’s king on Saturday as he led a birthday commemoration for his revered late father, the latest in a series of public appearances at a time of unprecedented challenge to the monarchy from student-led protesters.…

Read More“Lots of users told us, the time just flew by,” Yomiuriland Amusement Park spokesman Yu Okutani said.”Lots of users told us, the time just flew by,” Yomiuriland Amusement Park spokesman Yu Okutani said.

Read More Middle Collegiate Church in East Village built in 1892 Bell that rang for independence in 1776 believed to survive A historic church in lower Manhattan that houses New York’s Liberty Bell and whose congregation dates to the city’s earliest days was gutted early on Saturday by a massive fire that sent flames shooting…

Read More NEW YORK — A historic church in lower Manhattan that houses New York’s Liberty Bell and whose congregation dates to the earliest days of the city’s settlement was gutted by a massive fire early Saturday that sent flames shooting through the roof. The Middle Collegiate Church in the East Village burned before dawn…

Read More 13-year-old boy was shot during clashes that broke out between stone-throwing Palestinian residents and Israeli soldiers  13-year-old boy was shot during clashes that broke out between stone-throwing Palestinian residents and Israeli soldiers 

Read MoreTransitional government disagrees with move to create new body with broad powers.Transitional government disagrees with move to create new body with broad powers.

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Read MoreSaudi foreign minister says kingdom in ‘full coordination with partners’ and that prospect of agreement ‘very positive’.Saudi foreign minister says kingdom in ‘full coordination with partners’ and that prospect of agreement ‘very positive’.

Read More A condition once overlooked by researchers is now in the spotlight as a key symptom of Covid-19 Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Seven years ago, rhinology surgeon Peter Andrews found himself performing an operation that would go on to change the course of his career. Andrews was operating on…

Read More TIME’s Dec. 14 cover crosses out the bane of a year that is 2020 with a big red “X.” It is the latest in a long tradition saved for some of the worst foes humanity has faced in the magazine’s history. TIME has used a red “X” to cross out various things on…

Read More Manitoba leader was in tears as he said he was ‘stealing Christmas’ to curb Covid spread  Manitoba leader was in tears as he said he was ‘stealing Christmas’ to curb Covid spread 

Read MoreJudge accuses US government of failing to throw out ‘unlawful’ asylum claim directives, court transcript shows.Judge accuses US government of failing to throw out ‘unlawful’ asylum claim directives, court transcript shows.

Read More Police and officials maintain presence at mass trespass after tunnel approved More than a hundred anti-roads protesters have staged a trespass at Stonehenge to raise concerns about plans for a two-mile tunnel underneath the world heritage site. Last month the transport secretary, Grant Shapps, approved the £1.7bn project, which will include eight miles…

Read More Perhaps the Golden Age of Hollywood wasn’t so golden after all. At least that seems to be the idea behind award-winning director David Fincher’s new movie Mank, a black and white drama about Citizen Kane screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz which arrived on Netflix Dec. 4 with much awards fanfare. Told in a series…

Read More WASHINGTON — Coronavirus infections continue to spread at record levels in the United States, reaching a new daily high of nearly 228,000 cases on Friday. The 227,885 cases eclipses the previous high of more than 217,000 on Thursday, according to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. The seven-day rolling average of COVID-19 attributable…

Read MoreUnemployment has forced aching choices on millions of Americans and their families in the face of a rampaging viral epidemic that has closed shops and restaurants, paralyzed travel and left millions jobless for monthsUnemployment has forced aching choices on millions of Americans and their families in the face of a rampaging viral epidemic that…

Read More ‘Leave presents for another time,’ says president ‘Leave presents for another time,’ says president

Read MoreIn the final weeks of the Trump administration, the rush to complete the border wall is no more challenging than in the Sierra Madre, a mountainous corner where Arizona and New Mexico meet Mexico. However, along with its intent to stop people, the wall there would also stop rare animals who go back and…

Read More The film director, 81, on beauty in the eye of the audience, finishing with The Godfather and the family of humanity Being able to critique yourself is a good skill. Often when a film has been released I’ll ask: “Did I make mistakes?” When I made The Cotton Club in 1984, people were…

Read MoreThe Trump administration is told to resume a programme that protects immigrants from deportation.The Trump administration is told to resume a programme that protects immigrants from deportation.

Read More Workers were inside the shuttered mine to dismantle equipment when dangerous levels of carbon monoxide began to seep into the air. (Image credit: AFP via Getty Images) Workers were inside the shuttered mine to dismantle equipment when dangerous levels of carbon monoxide began to seep into the air.

Read More Leaving London for Brussels on Saturday morning, the EU’s chief negotiator, Michel Barnier, told reporters: ‘We keep calm, as always, and if there is still a way, we will see.’ UK government sources have put the chances of a Brexit deal at no higher than 50% as Boris Johnson and Ursula von der…

Read More President and first lady set for rally ahead of January runoffs Analysts: refusal to accept loss to Biden may depress turnout David Litt: Claims of ‘fraud’ have a long history. They are false Donald Trump will return to the campaign trail on Saturday – not, notionally at least, in his quixotic and doomed…